ROUGEMONT, QC, Feb. 15,
2023 /CNW/ - Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS.A)
("Lassonde") is pleased to announce that, in accordance with its
dividend policy, holders of Class A Subordinate Voting Shares and
Class B Multiple Voting Shares of record on February 27, 2023 will receive a quarterly
dividend of $0.70 per share, payable
on March 15, 2023. This dividend is
an eligible dividend.
Lassonde is also proud to announce the appointment of
Luc Doyon and Nathalie Pilon to its Board of Directors.
Luc Doyon is a seasoned leader
with over 30 years of experience with the French industrial group
Air Liquide. He was Vice President of Merchant Gases at Air Liquide
USA in Houston, and President and CEO of Air Liquide
Canada. In 2012, he was appointed President and CEO of the group's
welding division in Paris.
Mr. Doyon holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
from Polytechnique Montréal and a diploma in welding engineering
from the École supérieure du soudage et de ses applications (ESSA)
in Paris. Mr. Doyon also completed
the executive training program at INSEAD (European Institute of
Business Administration) in Fontainebleau. He is a member of the Board of
Directors of Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE-UN.TO) and of
Hydro-Québec.
A nationally recognized business leader, Nathalie Pilon has more than 20 years of
experience in heavy industry and manufacturing with ABB, a global
leader in electrification and automation. President of ABB Canada
and a member of the ABB Americas Executive Board until the end of
2019, she also served as Vice President of Finance and Information
Technology for electrical products manufacturer Thomas & Betts,
before becoming President for Canada and Australia in 2012.
Ms. Pilon holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration
from HEC Montréal and is a Fellow of the Quebec Order of Chartered
Professional Accountants (FCPA). She is a member of the Board of
Directors of HEC Montréal; Kinova, a manufacturer of robotics
platforms and applications; Nouveau Monde Graphite, a company
developing a fully integrated source of anode materials for carbon
neutral batteries; CSA Group, a leader in standards development and
testing, inspection and certification; and the Montreal Port
Authority. She was named one of Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women by the
Women's Executive Network. In 2015, she received the Excellence in
Leadership Award from the Quebec Association of Women in Finance,
and in 2018, she received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University for her sense of innovation in
business.
About Lassonde
Lassonde Industries Inc. is a leader in the food and beverages
industry across North America. The
Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of
products, including ready-to-drink juices and drinks, fruit-based
snacks in the form of bars and bites as well as frozen juice
concentrates. It is also a key producer of cranberry sauces as well
as specialty food products such as pasta sauces, soups as well as
fondue broths and sauces. Lassonde is committed to delivering great
tasting products to more hands, serving more needs, across more
occasions, every day by crafting quality food and beverages that
consumers love, clients value, employees are proud of, and that
demonstrate care for our planet.
The Corporation is the largest producer of fruit juices and
drinks in Canada and one of the
two largest producers of store brand shelf stable fruit juices and
drinks in the United States
("U.S."). Its products are sold under several brands such as
Allen's, Apple & Eve, Kiju, Oasis, Old Orchard, Rougemont and Sun-Rype. It also manufactures
private label products for the vast majority of major retailers and
wholesalers in North America.
Lassonde produces superior quality products through the
expertise of more than 2,700 people working in 17 plants across
Canada and the U.S. To learn more,
visit www.lassonde.com.
SOURCE Lassonde Industries Inc.